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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| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| rotunda | a round building |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |