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adjective Download 🔗Share Determined by impulse rather than reason; heavy-handed. Examples : "The teacher's decision to give extra credit was completely arbitrary; she didn't explain why some students got it and others didn't. " character attitude philosophy moral quality law politics government ielts toefl Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Any, out of all that are possible. Examples : "The equation is true for an arbitrary value of x." philosophy logic quality law ielts toefl Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective Download 🔗Share Not representative or symbolic; not iconic. Examples : "The teacher's decision to choose which students got extra credit was arbitrary; it didn't seem to be based on any particular criteria. " philosophy abstract ielts toefl Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
