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 |
|---|---|
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |