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 |
|---|---|
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |