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 |
|---|---|
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| niggle | trifle |