GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |