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
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
arroyoa watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty