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 |
|---|---|
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| slake | subside |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| poise | balance |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| conflagration | fire |