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 |
|---|---|
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| paradigm | example |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |