GRE Word List
VACILLATE
to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
The meaning of the word vacillate is to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |