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 |
|---|---|
| paramour | lover |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| ancillary | subordinate |