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.

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WordMeaning
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
paradigmexample
culinaryof or relating to the kitchen or cookery
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
prongfork
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order
pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs