GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |