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 |
|---|---|
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |