GRE Word List

ERRANT

behaving wrongly

The meaning of the word errant is behaving wrongly.

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aplombcomplete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
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mimean ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum
panachean ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
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