GRE Word List
PROTEGE
one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
The meaning of the word protege is one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |