GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| steep | lofty |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| pilfer | steal |
| noisome | noxious |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
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| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |