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 |
|---|---|
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |