GRE Word List

BREVITY

shortness of duration

The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.

Random words

WordMeaning
diatribea bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing
stiltedpompous
exorbitantnot coming within the scope of the law
squeamisheasily nauseated : queasy
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
cumbersomeunwieldy because of heaviness and bulk