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.

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WordMeaning
besiegeto surround with armed forces
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
underlyinglying beneath or below
mobilecapable of moving or being moved : movable
brocadea rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver
adjurationa solemn oath
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate