GRE Word List
BREVITY
conciseness; shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is conciseness; shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conceit | vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one's own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry) |
| doom | condemnation to a severe penalty; ruin; fate (esp. a tragic or ruinous one); V. |
| canter | slow gallop; V. CF. trot |
| proverb | adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbially |
| rooster | cock; adult male chicken |
| advert | refer |
| beneficial | helpful; useful; advantageous |
| casualty | serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle |
| stereotype | one regarded as embodying a set image or type; fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture often reflecting prejudice; Ex. stereotype of the happy slave; V: make a stereotype of; represent by a stereotype; Ex. It is wrong to stereotype people; Ex. stereotyped answer |
| peregrination | journey; V. peregrinate |
