GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| fulcrum | prop |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |