GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| portly | dignified |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |