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 |
|---|---|
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| writ | something written : writing |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |