GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| forte | one's strong point |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |