GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |