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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maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
imprecation | curse |
acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
gullible | easily duped or cheated |