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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| Word | Meaning |
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| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |