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 |
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| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |