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
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
visionthe act or power of seeing : sight
chalicea drinking cup : goblet
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
puerilejuvenile
saunterto walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll
reparationa repairing or keeping in repair
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back