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 |
|---|---|
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |