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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.

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WordMeaning
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
prattleprate
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
cozento deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class
swillwash
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle