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 |
|---|---|
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| environ | encircle |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |