GRE Word List

DURATION

continuance in time

The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.

Random words

WordMeaning
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
environencircle
abortiveprematurely born
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
executiveof or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs
forlornbereft
striatedmarked with striations or striae
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
wantonmerciless