GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |