GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |