GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |