GRE Word List

DISCRETE

constituting a separate entity : individually distinct

The meaning of the word discrete is constituting a separate entity : individually distinct.

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WordMeaning
foiblethe part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point
transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
accostto approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
oculistophthalmologist
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
outragean act of violence or brutality
indigenousproduced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo