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 |
|---|---|
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |