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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| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
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| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
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| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
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| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
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