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 |
|---|---|
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| dissension | disagreement |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| calorific | caloric |