GRE Word List

BREVITY

shortness of duration

The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.

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WordMeaning
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
exhilaratingcausing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
harbora place of security and comfort : refuge
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
earnto receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
antiqueexisting since or belonging to earlier times : ancient