GRE Word List

PROLONG

to lengthen in time : continue

The meaning of the word prolong is to lengthen in time : continue.

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WordMeaning
tessellatedhaving a checkered appearance
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
effeminatehaving feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands