GRE Word List

PROTEAN

of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms

The meaning of the word protean is of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms.

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WordMeaning
wagto be in motion : stir
nimblequick and light in motion : agile
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
grottocave
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
remissionthe act or process of remitting
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
stinta period of time spent at a particular activity
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable