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 |
|---|---|
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |