GRE Word List

BREVITY

shortness of duration

The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.

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WordMeaning
ratifyto approve and sanction formally : confirm
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
retributionrecompense
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
pronehaving a tendency or inclination : being likely
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
peregrinationto travel especially on foot : walk
elevationthe height to which something is elevated: such as
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense