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
wagto be in motion : stir
orgysecret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
pastichea literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
traverseto go or travel across or over
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world