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
warpa series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
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branda charred piece of wood
avalanchea large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
repudiateto refuse to accept
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
gratiswithout charge or recompense : free
hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)