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 |
|---|---|
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |