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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geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
ingenuea naive girl or young woman
beguilehoodwink
tricksterone who tricks: such as
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
vortexsomething that resembles a whirlpool
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
amiablefriendly, sociable, and congenial