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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| defalcate | deduct |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |