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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petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
terminationend in time or existence : conclusion
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
incoherentlacking coherence: such as
aversiona feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
anachronisman error in chronology
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord