GRE Word List

PROLONG

to lengthen in time : continue

The meaning of the word prolong is to lengthen in time : continue.

Random words

WordMeaning
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
urbanenotably polite or polished in manner
malaproposin an inappropriate or inopportune way
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
siftto put through a sieve
belateddelayed beyond the usual time