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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WordMeaning
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
recastto cast again
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
exultto be extremely joyful : rejoice
sparenot being used
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
satellitea celestial body orbiting another of larger size
flauntto display or obtrude oneself to public notice