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 |
|---|---|
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| fuddle | booze |