GRE Word List

DURATION

continuance in time

The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.

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documentproof
titularhaving the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
drossthe scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal
regimena systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
oculistophthalmologist
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
blunderto move unsteadily or confusedly