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 |
|---|---|
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| enhance | heighten |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |