GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |