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 |
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| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| niggle | trifle |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| headlong | headfirst |