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 |
|---|---|
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |