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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WordMeaning
adversaryone that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
deposeto remove from a throne or other high position
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame