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 |
|---|---|
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
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| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |