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 |
|---|---|
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |