GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |