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
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
predilectionan established preference for something
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
ursineof or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice