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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ligneousof or resembling wood
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equilibriuma state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise
salineconsisting of or containing salt
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unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
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