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 |
|---|---|
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| stringent | tight |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |