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ARBITRARIES
alturism n. unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.
ethics the doctrine that the general welfare of society is the proper goal of an individual's actions
trusim n. a self-evident or undisputable truth. I don't like my tea too hot, I don't like my tea hotter than I like it.
arbitrary adj. 1. subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion: an arbitrary decision. 2. decided by a judge or arbiter rather than by a law or statute. 3. having unlimited power; uncontrolled or unrestricted by law; despotic; tyrannical: an arbitrary government. 4. capricious; unreasonable; unsupported: an arbitrary demand for payment. 5. Mathematics. undetermined; not assigned a specific value: an arbitrary constant.–noun 6. arbitraries, Printing. (in Britain)
repudiating v. (used with object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing. 1. to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim. 2. to cast off or disown: to repudiate a son. 3. to reject with disapproval or condemnation: to repudiate a new doctrine. 4. to reject with denial: to repudiate a charge as untrue. 5. to refuse to acknowledge and pay (a debt), as a state, municipality, etc.
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