GRE Word List

INCREMENT

the amount or degree by which something changes

The meaning of the word increment is the amount or degree by which something changes.

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WordMeaning
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
rebuketo criticize sharply : reprimand