GRE Word List
DURATION
continuance in time
The meaning of the word duration is continuance in time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| fauna | animal life |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |