GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crass | gross |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |