GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| preamble | an introductory statement |