GRE Word List
FLUCTUATE
to shift back and forth uncertainly
The meaning of the word fluctuate is to shift back and forth uncertainly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |