GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |