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 |
|---|---|
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |