GRE Word List

DURATION

continuance in time

The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.

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WordMeaning
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
fanaticismfanatic outlook or behavior
alacritypromptness in response : cheerful readiness
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
opulencewealth
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
craftskill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
cupidityinordinate desire for wealth : avarice