GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| imbibe | drink |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |