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 |
|---|---|
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |