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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
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