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 |
|---|---|
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |