GRE Word List

DURATION

continuance in time

The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.

Random words

WordMeaning
interloperone that interlopes: such as
manifestoa written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
oratorone who delivers an oration
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
slapdashhaphazard
sequesterto set apart : segregate
saturnineborn under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
existentialof, relating to, or affirming existence
striatedmarked with striations or striae