GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| intermediary | mediator |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |