GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| pugilist | fighter |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |