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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WordMeaning
hamperto restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
dowrythe money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
incubateto sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character