GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |