GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |