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 |
|---|---|
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |