GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| descry | to catch sight of |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| hallowed | holy |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |