GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lampoon | satire |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| dynamo | generator |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| malediction | curse |