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 |
|---|---|
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |