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 |
|---|---|
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |