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 |
|---|---|
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| spare | not being used |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| comestible | edible |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |