Market prices for fresh produce fluctuate seasonally, often rising sharply after droughts or during peak demand periods.
新鲜农产品的市场价格随季节波动，常在干旱后或需求高峰期急剧上涨。
Which choice best defines “fluctuate”?
D — Change up and down. “fluctuate” means change up and down.
Which word means “change up and down”?
B — fluctuate. “fluctuate” means change up and down.
fluctuate — change up and down. In Chinese: 波动，起伏.
fluctuate is pronounced /ˈflʌktʃueɪt/.
Market prices for fresh produce fluctuate seasonally, often rising sharply after droughts or during peak demand periods. (新鲜农产品的市场价格随季节波动，常在干旱后或需求高峰期急剧上涨。)
vary, oscillate, waver — all close in meaning to fluctuate (change up and down).
stabilize, remain — each the opposite of fluctuate (change up and down).
Yes. fluctuate is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
fluct(flow)+uate(move)