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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| trenchant | keen |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |