GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crass | gross |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| 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 |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| poise | balance |