GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |