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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |