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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| 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 |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |