GRE Word List
ERRATIC
having no fixed course : wandering
The meaning of the word erratic is having no fixed course : wandering.
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etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
waif | a stray person or animal |
vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |