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 |
|---|---|
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |