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

WordMeaning
punyslight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
homilya usually short sermon
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
blueslow spirits : melancholy
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
monographa learned treatise on a small area of learning
nethersituated down or below : lower