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 |
|---|---|
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| acetic | vinegary |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |