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
resolveto deal with successfully : clear up
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
accedeto express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand
artfulperformed with or showing art or skill
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
draftthe act of drawing or pulling in a net
obstinatestubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
dourstern
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted