GRE Word List

DURATION

continuance in time

The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.

Random words

WordMeaning
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
lineamentsan outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
bacchanaliana Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
lecheryinordinate (see inordinate
predecessorone that precedes
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
wizardrythe art or practices of a wizard : sorcery