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
punditpandit
primethe second of the canonical hours
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bentunenclosed grassland
vixena female fox
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
vergebrink
aromaticof, relating to, or having aroma:
well-bredhaving or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)