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

WordMeaning
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
auroraldawn
glutto flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand
desiccateto dry up
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
dementedmad
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
gossamera film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather