GRE Word List
PROLONG
to lengthen in time : continue
The meaning of the word prolong is to lengthen in time : continue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| congruent | congruous |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| vulture | any 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 |