GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |