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 |
|---|---|
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| conflagration | fire |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |