GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |