GRE Word List

DURATION

continuance in time

The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.

Random words

WordMeaning
celestialof, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
genuflectto bend the knee
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward
apparentopen to view : visible
killjoyone who spoils the pleasure of others
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep