GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| trample | tramp |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| dart | a light spear |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |