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 |
|---|---|
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| braid | to make from braids |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| querulous | habitually complaining |