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 |
|---|---|
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| trappings | outward signs |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| throes | pang |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
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