GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |