GRE Word List

BREVITY

shortness of duration

The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.

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WordMeaning
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
tempothe 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
copiousyielding something abundantly
dodderingfeeble
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
ravenousrapacious
eulogistica commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing