The decision seemed entirely arbitrary.
这个决定似乎完全是武断的。
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “arbitrary”: The committee''s decision seemed completely ____ since there were no clear guidelines provided.
A — random. “arbitrary” means adj. Random and capricious; unreasonable
The judge's ______ decision seemed to follow no logic or rule at all.
D — arbitrary. “arbitrary” means adj. Random and capricious; unreasonable
arbitrary — adj. Random and capricious; unreasonable. In Chinese: 武断的，随意的.
arbitrary is pronounced /ˈɑːrbɪtrəri/. It breaks into 4 syllables: ar · bi · tra · ry.
The decision seemed entirely arbitrary. (这个决定似乎完全是武断的。)
capricious, random, subjective — all close in meaning to arbitrary (adj. Random and capricious; unreasonable).
Yes. arbitrary appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
arbit(judgment) + ary→ capricious, random.