arbitrary

Day 51Level 1

AHR-bih-trayr-ee

determined by chance

without restriction; determined by chance

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

capricious, unreasonable, random

Antonyms:

rational, reasonable

Example Sentence:

The CEO made a rather arbitrary decision to close his company without consulting his employees.

Related Words

give up position

AAB-di-kayt

to relinquish or give up a position, power, right or claim

contaminate

uh-DUHL-tuhr-ayt

reduce purity; contaminate

ideal example

AHR-ki-tahyp

classic or ideal example of

jargon

AHR-guht

words or phrases used by a particular group ; jargon

unpredictable

kuh-PRIH-shuhs

inclined to change one's mind quickly

dethroning

dep-uh-ZISH-uhn

dethroning