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
procrastinateto put off intentionally and habitually
igniteto set afire
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acquittala setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
functionalof, connected with, or being a function
mongrelan individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed
withholdto hold back from action : check
redoubtablecausing fear or alarm : formidable
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)