GRE Word List

DURATION

continuance in time

The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.

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fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
trystan agreement (as between lovers) to meet
boorpeasant
inopportuneinconvenient
pugilistfighter
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
sidetracksiding
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
veerto change direction or course
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves