GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| aloft | at or to a great height |