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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conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
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defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
seetheto suffer violent internal excitement
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility