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 |
|---|---|
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| addle | rotten |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |