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
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
parsimonythe quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
forebodingthe act of one who forebodes
raspto rub with something rough
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition
flickerto move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow