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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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WordMeaning
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
probityadherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
remissnegligent in the performance of work or duty : careless
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
equanimityevenness of mind especially under stress