GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| paramour | lover |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |