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 |
|---|---|
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| application | an act of applying: |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |