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 |
|---|---|
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |