GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| commune | talk over |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |