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 |
|---|---|
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| fauna | animal life |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |