GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |