GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| pitfall | trap |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |