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 |
|---|---|
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |