GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |