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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stilted | pompous |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| quarry | game |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |