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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| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| pummel | pound |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| spate | freshet |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |