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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| politic | political |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |