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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| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
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| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
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| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |