GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |