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

WordMeaning
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
parvenuone 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
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
pento shut in or as if in a pen
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed