GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |