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Vicissitude vs Vacillate - What's the difference?

vicissitude | vacillate |


As a noun vicissitude

is regular change or succession from one thing to another, or one part of a cycle to the next; alternation; mutual succession; interchange.

As a verb vacillate is

to sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.

Vacillate vs Alternate - What's the difference?

vacillate | alternate |


In intransitive terms the difference between vacillate and alternate

is that vacillate is to swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another while alternate is to vary by turns.

As an adjective alternate is

being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.

As a noun alternate is

that which alternates with something else; vicissitude.

Vacillate vs Undecide - What's the difference?

vacillate | undecide |


In lang=en terms the difference between vacillate and undecide

is that vacillate is to swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another while undecide is to reverse or recant (a previous decision).

As verbs the difference between vacillate and undecide

is that vacillate is to sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate while undecide is to reverse or recant (a previous decision).

Vacillate vs Fluvtuate - What's the difference?

vacillate | fluvtuate |

Undulating vs Vacillate - What's the difference?

undulating | vacillate |


As verbs the difference between undulating and vacillate

is that undulating is present participle of lang=en while vacillate is to sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.

As an adjective undulating

is moving up and down like waves; wavy.

Osillate vs Vacillate - What's the difference?

osillate | vacillate |


As a verb vacillate is

to sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.

Oscillates vs Vacillate - What's the difference?

oscillates | vacillate |


As verbs the difference between oscillates and vacillate

is that oscillates is third-person singular of oscillate while vacillate is to sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.

Oscilate vs Vacillate - What's the difference?

oscilate | vacillate |


As an adverb oscilate

is (eo-form of).

As a verb vacillate is

to sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.

Precarious vs Vacillate - What's the difference?

precarious | vacillate |


As an adjective precarious

is (comparable) dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous or precarious can be (dentistry) relating to incipient caries.

As a verb vacillate is

to sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.

Vacillate vs Volatile - What's the difference?

vacillate | volatile |


As a verb vacillate

is to sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.

As an adjective volatile is

(physics) evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.

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