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
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
sublimatesublime
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts