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 |
|---|---|
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| imprecation | curse |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |