GRE Word List
PARAMETER
an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
The meaning of the word parameter is an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |