GRE Word List
CAPRICIOUS
unpredictable; fickle
The meaning of the word capricious is unpredictable; fickle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allegory | story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable |
| ramp | slope; inclined plane or roadway (connecting two levels) |
| gossamer | sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb |
| rent | tear made by rending; rip; split |
| drudgery | hard unpleasant work; menial work |
| bid | command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom |
| bungle | mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior |
| monumental | massive; impressively large; built as a monument |
| scale | climb up; ascend; remove or come off in scales; N: flake of epidermis; ascending or descending series of musical tones |
| remittance | remitting of money; amount of money remitted |
