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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etymologythe 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
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
askewout of line : at an angle
lookoutone engaged in keeping watch : watchman
narrativesomething that is narrated : story
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
engagedinvolved in activity : occupied
bulliongold or silver considered as so much metal
acuitykeenness of perception