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 |
|---|---|
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| 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 |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| overwhelm | upset |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |