GRE Word List

BREVITY

shortness of duration

The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.

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WordMeaning
tippleto drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
brevityshortness of duration
commensuratecorresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate
fabricateinvent
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
moltenfused or liquefied by heat : melted
waylayto lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush
glamoran exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
epauletsomething that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as