GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |