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 |
|---|---|
| condign | deserved |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |