GRE Word List

BREVITY

shortness of duration

The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.

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WordMeaning
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
abeyancea state of temporary inactivity : suspension
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
pathologicalof or relating to pathology
genuflectto bend the knee
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
trappingsoutward signs
chasethe hunting of wild animals