GRE Word List

DURATION

continuance in time

The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.

Random words

WordMeaning
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
incandescentwhite, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
immutablenot capable of or susceptible to change
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
galea strong current of air:
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
cajoleto persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax