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 |
|---|---|
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |