GRE Word List

DURATION

continuance in time

The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.

Random words

WordMeaning
indolentaverse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
perspicuousplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
knottymarked by or full of knots
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
tributesomething given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
patinaa usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
piscatorialpiscatory