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Word: parameter

Definition: limit; independent variable; Ex. parameters of the problem; Ex. within the parameters of the budget


More Vocab Words

::: vie - contend; compete
::: sully - defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one's hands in menial labor
::: recluse - hermit; loner; ADJ. reclusive
::: reconcile - make friendly again (after quarrel); make consistent (two ideas in opposition); correct inconsistencies; Ex. reconcile one's political principles with one's religious beliefs
::: centurion - Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)
::: cardiologist - doctor specializing in ailments of the heart
::: iniquitous - wicked; immoral; unrighteous; N. iniquity; Ex. den of iniquity
::: anoint - consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony)
::: construe - explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue
::: malign - speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully); defame; ADJ: harmful; Ex. malign influence