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
ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
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effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
inverseopposite in order, nature, or effect
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
vertexthe top of the head
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile