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 |
|---|---|
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| conflagration | fire |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |