GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |