GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| verge | brink |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| whittle | a large knife |