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 |
|---|---|
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| nourish | nurture |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| pliant | pliable |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
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| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |