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 |
|---|---|
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |