GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prong | fork |
| whittle | a large knife |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| reckon | count |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |