GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| append | attach |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |