GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| motley | variegated in color |