GRE Word List
INCIDENCE
rate of occurrence or influence
The meaning of the word incidence is rate of occurrence or influence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| plane | airplane |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |