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 |
|---|---|
| savant | a person of learning |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| lax | loose |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |