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
parleyto speak with another : confer
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
finesserefinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
derelictabandoned especially by the owner or occupant
smudgeto make a smudge on
tolla tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge)
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil