GRE Word List

BREVITY

shortness of duration

The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.

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WordMeaning
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
ignominydeep personal humiliation and disgrace
discloseto make known or public
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
apoplexystroke
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
ramificationbranch
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)