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 |
---|---|
vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
rabid | extremely violent : furious |
outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
delve | excavate |
claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |