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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scapegoat | a 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 |
pummel | pound |
monotony | tedious sameness |
expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |