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.

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slakesubside
mysticmystical
austerestern and cold in appearance or manner
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
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pungentsharply painful
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