GRE Word List

BREVITY

shortness of duration

The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.

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WordMeaning
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
apotheosisthe perfect form or example of something : quintessence
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
stentorianextremely loud
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute