GRE Word List
VAGARY
an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
The meaning of the word vagary is an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |