GRE Word List
VOLATILE
changeable; of a quickly changing nature (as of temper); mercurial; tending to violence; evaporating rapidly; Ex. volatile character/situation in the street
The meaning of the word volatile is changeable; of a quickly changing nature (as of temper); mercurial; tending to violence; evaporating rapidly; Ex. volatile character/situation in the street.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rectify | set right; correct; CF. rect-: right |
| imperturbable | unshakably calm; placid |
| antique | made in an earlier period and usu. valuable; N: object that was made in an earlier period and that is rare or valuable |
| luminous | shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs |
| toss | throw lightly; move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion; flip (a coin) to decide something |
| deposition | testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning |
| uninhibited | unrepressed; free in behavior and feelings |
| rider | amendment or clause added to a legislative bill |
| extol | praise very highly; glorify |
| disingenuous | not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise; OP. ingenuous |
