GRE Word List

DURATION

continuance in time

The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.

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WordMeaning
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
jaundiceyellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
impertinentgiven to or characterized by insolent rudeness
transcendentaltranscendent
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
tributesomething given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
reprimanda severe or formal reproof
buxomvigorously or healthily plump