GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| deify | to make a god of |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |