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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unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
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slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
cubiclea sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
stringenttight
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind