GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| lewd | obscene |
| trample | tramp |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |