GRE Word List
ARBITRARY
unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical; Ex. arbitrary ruler
The meaning of the word arbitrary is unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical; Ex. arbitrary ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| migratory | wandering; V. migrate: move from one region and settle in another; move periodically from one region to another |
| headlong | hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV. |
| temperate | moderate; restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature; CF. temperance: moderation and self-restraint; abstinence of alcoholic drinks; Ex. temperance society |
| address | direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech |
| carping | petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble |
| analgesia | condition of being unable to feel pain |
| pyromaniac | person with an insane desire to set things on fire |
| decrepitude | state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age |
| low | moo; make the sound of a cow |
| asymmetric | not identical on both sides of a dividing central line |
