GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| stilted | pompous |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |