GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hirsute | hairy |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |