GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |