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 |
|---|---|
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |