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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innateexisting in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native
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garnishdecorate
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jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
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belligerentinclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
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