GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |