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 |
|---|---|
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |