GRE Word List

VICISSITUDE

the quality or state of being changeable : mutability

The meaning of the word vicissitude is the quality or state of being changeable : mutability.

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WordMeaning
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
maculatedmarked with spots : blotched
nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
earmarka mark of identification on the ear of an animal
appropriateespecially suitable or compatible : fitting
bureaucracya body of nonelected government officials
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
gingerlyvery cautious or careful