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 |
|---|---|
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| environ | encircle |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |