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 |
|---|---|
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |