GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |