GRE Word List
PROTEGE
person receiving protection and support from a patron
The meaning of the word protege is person receiving protection and support from a patron.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| selective | careful in choosing; having an effect only on certain things; not general; Ex. eclectic weed killer |
| lope | gallop slowly |
| memoir | memoirs; autobiography; biography |
| lineaments | features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; CF. line |
| reprimand | reprove severely; rebuke; N. |
| foolhardy | rash; reckless; foolishly daring |
| executor | person designated to execute the terms of a will; ŋšŧú ĀÛĮ°ĀĮ ÁĻĀÛĀÚ |
| codicil | supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will |
| dissolution | disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life |
| languish | lose animation or strength |
