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 |
|---|---|
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| lampoon | satire |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| passe | past one's prime |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |