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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| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
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