GRE Word List

CAPRICIOUS

governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive

The meaning of the word capricious is governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive.

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WordMeaning
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
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burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
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