GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comprise | to be made up of |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |