GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |