GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |