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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
