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
impoverishto make poor
mimicryan instance of mimicking
sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
elusivetending to elude: such as
distortto twist (see twist
matriculateto enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly