GRE Word List

DURATION

continuance in time

The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.

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WordMeaning
nicetythe quality or state of being nice
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
disingenuouslacking in candor
lustrousreflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle
mobilecapable of moving or being moved : movable
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
piedof two or more colors in blotches
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body