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 |
|---|---|
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |