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.
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affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
gingerly | very cautious or careful |