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 |
|---|---|
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| forlorn | bereft |
| amend | to put right |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |