GRE Word List

DURATION

continuance in time

The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.

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WordMeaning
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
rankleto cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
hurtleto move rapidly or forcefully
sciondescendant
hydrophobiarabies
solitudethe quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion
sinewyfull of sinews: such as