GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| rank | relative standing or position |