GRE Word List

DURATION

continuance in time

The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.

Random words

WordMeaning
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
botchan inflammatory sore
imminentready to take place : happening soon
carriondead and putrefying flesh
unwieldynot easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome
thralla state of servitude or submission
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lumberto move ponderously
planeairplane
intrepidcharacterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance