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 |
|---|---|
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| motley | variegated in color |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |