GRE Word List

BREVITY

shortness of duration

The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.

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WordMeaning
communetalk over
flutedhaving or marked by grooves
chasteinnocent of unlawful sexual intercourse
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
bearingthe manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
agogfull of intense interest or excitement : eager
hideto put out of sight : secrete
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals