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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |