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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| forebears | ancestor |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |