GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |