GRE Word List

BREVITY

shortness of duration

The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.

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fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
coalesceto grow together
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
poisebalance
satyra sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry