GRE Word List

DURATION

continuance in time

The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.

Random words

WordMeaning
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
suspensethe state of being suspended : suspension
lavishexpending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
partialitythe quality or state of being partial : bias
convolutedhaving convolutions
sophistphilosopher
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality