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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WordMeaning
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
bulkmagnitude
avocationa subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
suffragistone who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
rotundaa round building
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
deltathe 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)