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 |
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| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| forlorn | bereft |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |