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
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
drasticacting rapidly or violently
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression
legenda story coming down from the past