GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| fuddle | booze |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |