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 |
|---|---|
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| billowing | wave |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |