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 |
|---|---|
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| leave-taking | departure |