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 |
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trek | to make one's way arduously |
credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
culmination | the action of culminating |
tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |