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
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
pummelpound
monotonytedious sameness
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
gobbleto swallow or eat greedily
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest