GRE Word List
VOLATILE
characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
The meaning of the word volatile is characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |