GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| gerontology | the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |