GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| rift | fissure |
| shove | to push along |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |