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 |
|---|---|
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |