GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |