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 |
|---|---|
| clime | climate |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| farce | stuff |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |