GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| predetermine | foreordain |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |