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 |
|---|---|
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |