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 |
|---|---|
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
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| nomenclature | name |
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| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| overweening | arrogant |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |