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 |
|---|---|
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |