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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| exhume | disinter |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |