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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
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| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
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| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
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