GRE Word List

DURATION

continuance in time

The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.

Random words

WordMeaning
serpentineof or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement)
pecuniaryconsisting of or measured in money
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
vociferousmarked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
eroticof, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness