GRE Word List
LONGEVITY
a long duration of individual life
The meaning of the word longevity is a long duration of individual life.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| acuity | keenness of perception |