GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| pugilist | fighter |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |