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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nutritious | nourishing |
figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
decree | an order usually having the force of law |
turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |