GRE Word List

FLUCTUATE

to shift back and forth uncertainly

The meaning of the word fluctuate is to shift back and forth uncertainly.

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WordMeaning
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
subsistencereal being : existence
repudiateto refuse to accept
opaqueblocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity
masqueradea social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
tendto exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow