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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
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| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |