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 |
|---|---|
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |