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
swathea band used in swathing
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
dramaa composition (see composition
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin