GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| forebears | ancestor |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| heed | to pay attention |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| amend | to put right |
| hap | happening |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |