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
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
paeana joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
rationa food allowance for one day
debuta first appearance
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
reparablecapable of being repaired