GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| trample | tramp |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| convention | agreement |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |