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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WordMeaning
implicateto bring into intimate or incriminating connection
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
incognitowith one's identity concealed
premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
plummetto fall perpendicularly
peevishquerulous in temperament or mood : fretful
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse