vicissitude

Day 12Level 3

vih-SIH-sih-tood

variation

variation; ups and downs; unexpected change

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

change, mutation, alteration

Antonyms:

stability, stagnation

Example Sentence:

We were forced to take a brief break from our novella due to the vicissitudes of life.

Related Words

active

AJ-uhl

active; quick-moving

reserved

uh-LOOF

reserved, indifferent

hostility

an-TAG-uh-niz-uhm

hostility; strong opposition

traitor

uh-PAHS-tayt

one who abandons a long-held religious or political path; traitor

to attack

uh-SAYL

to attack violently, especially with arguments

drunken

bak-uh-NEYL-yuh

involving large amounts of alcohol ; pertaining to revelry