pro and con

Pro and con dont just mean "for" and "against". That would be too easy.

As prefixes, pro sometimes means "before" and con often means "with". Here are some pros and cons that show there's no arguing with the sheer variety of the English language.

1) protract(pro-'trakt) v---
A: draw up a legal document
B: stick out
C: lengthen

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  • Tejashree Katdare
    Tejashree Katdare

    @tejashree-neQ3Bn • Mar 7, 2011

    Answer
    protract-C: lengthen. The meal was protracted by Mary's failure to take into account the three-and-a-half-hour cooking time for the turkey.

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  • Tejashree Katdare
    Tejashree Katdare

    @tejashree-neQ3Bn • Mar 20, 2011

    contrite( kun-'trite) adj---
    a) boring.
    b) sorry for a wrong.
    c) twisted into strands, as rope.

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  • Tejashree Katdare
    Tejashree Katdare

    @tejashree-neQ3Bn • Mar 23, 2011

    b) sorry for a wrong.
    Then she dropped the bone china bowl full of mashed potatoes, but at least she was contrite about it.

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  • Tejashree Katdare
    Tejashree Katdare

    @tejashree-neQ3Bn • Mar 23, 2011

    protuberant(pro-'too-buh-rent) adj.----

    a) pointing upward.
    b) turned downward.
    c) bulging outward.

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  • Reya
    Reya

    @reya-SMihdC • Mar 23, 2011

    Protuberant-Bulging outward.

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  • Tejashree Katdare
    Tejashree Katdare

    @tejashree-neQ3Bn • Mar 29, 2011

    praveena211Protuberant-Bulging outward.

    You are correct praveena211.

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  • Tejashree Katdare
    Tejashree Katdare

    @tejashree-neQ3Bn • Mar 29, 2011

    consternation(con-stur-'nay-shun) n.---

    a) inability to process sound.
    b) paralyzing dismay.
    c) puff of air.

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  • Reya
    Reya

    @reya-SMihdC • Mar 29, 2011

    paralysing dismay 😀

    should i give an example??

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