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 |
|---|---|
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| succor | relief |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |