GRE Word List

DURATION

continuance in time

The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.

Random words

WordMeaning
compileto compose out of materials from other documents
ponderousof very great weight
entrepreneurone who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise
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atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
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