GRE Word List

DURATION

continuance in time

The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.

Random words

WordMeaning
sledgesledgehammer
opalescentreflecting an iridescent light
lionizeto treat as an object of great interest or importance
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
crypticsecret
misogamya hatred of marriage
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow