GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| concordat | compact |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |