GRE Word List
ARBITRARY
existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
The meaning of the word arbitrary is existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |