GRE Word List

DURATION

continuance in time

The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.

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WordMeaning
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
crevicea narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
chalicea drinking cup : goblet
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
filialof, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
brackishsomewhat salty