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 |
|---|---|
| oversee | survey |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| recast | to cast again |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |