GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |