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 |
|---|---|
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |