GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |