GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| diadem | crown |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |