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 |
|---|---|
| fauna | animal life |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |