GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |