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 |
|---|---|
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |