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
bewitchto influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
lollto hang loosely or laxly : droop
matriarcha woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
spasmodicrelating to or affected or characterized by spasm
cadaverousof or relating to a corpse
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar