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 |
|---|---|
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |