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 |
|---|---|
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |