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 |
|---|---|
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| encumber | weigh down |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |