GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| doddering | feeble |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |