GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| brackish | somewhat salty |