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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| ensconce | shelter |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |