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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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morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
boost | to push or shove up from below |
catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |