GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |