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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WordMeaning
lapa loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment
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narrativesomething that is narrated : story
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
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premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
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