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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| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |