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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |