GRE Word List
PROTRACT
to prolong in time or space : continue
The meaning of the word protract is to prolong in time or space : continue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |