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
hoodwinkto deceive by false appearance : dupe
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grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
mimean ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner
stodgyhaving a rich filling quality : heavy
propheticof, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
proletariana member of the proletariat
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed