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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resurgeto undergo a resurgence
addenduma thing added : addition
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campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
slywise in practical affairs
ubiquitousexisting or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread
tantamountequivalent in value, significance, or effect
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
spontaneitythe quality or state of being spontaneous
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease