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 |
|---|---|
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| collected | gathered together |