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vagary

nounCommon GRE wordMore V words

an unpredictable or capricious change or notion

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Farmers are at the mercy of the vagaries of the weather.

Synonyms
whimcapricefancyquirk
Antonyms

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The new intern was so blank that she completed in two days a backlog her predecessor had let pile up for weeks.

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More GRE words starting with V

vacillate

to waver indecisively between options or opinions

vacillation

the inability to decide between different courses of action; wavering

vacuity

total absence of thought, ideas, or substance

vacuous

empty of meaning, substance, or intelligence

vagabond

a person who roams from place to place with no fixed home

vagrant

a person who wanders without a settled home or work

vainglorious

excessively boastful and vain about one's achievements

vainglory

excessive, ostentatious pride in oneself or one's achievements

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Vagary (noun) means an unpredictable or capricious change or notion
Here is vagary used in an example sentence: "Farmers are at the mercy of the vagaries of the weather."
Common synonyms for vagary include whim, caprice, fancy, quirk.
Vagary is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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