GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |