GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| whittle | a large knife |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |