GRE Word List

DURATION

continuance in time

The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.

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WordMeaning
evoketo call forth or up: such as
tactileperceptible by touch : tangible
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
abodethe place where one lives : home
tumidmarked by swelling : swollen
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation
couriermessenger
larcenythe unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point