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 |
|---|---|
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| arid | excessively dry |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |