GRE Word List

PROLONG

to lengthen in time : continue

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

Random words

WordMeaning
gullibleeasily duped or cheated
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
inertlacking the power to move
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
pantomimepantomimist
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted