GRE Word List

CAPRICE

a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action

The meaning of the word caprice is a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action.

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WordMeaning
rabblea disorganized or confused collection of things
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
affirmationthe act of affirming
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
effectualproducing or able to produce a desired effect
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation
edificebuilding
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)