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 |
|---|---|
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| crass | gross |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
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| occident | west |