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
levityexcessive or unseemly frivolity
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self-righteousconvinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic
addlerotten
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
astronomicalof or relating to astronomy
commemorateto call to remembrance