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 |
|---|---|
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |