GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| delve | excavate |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |