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 |
|---|---|
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| bump | a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |