GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| malediction | curse |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |