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

WordMeaning
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
blisscomplete happiness
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
inundateoverwhelm
purgeto clear of guilt
laudpraise
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument