GRE Word List

INCIDENCE

rate of occurrence or influence

The meaning of the word incidence is rate of occurrence or influence.

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WordMeaning
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
grudgingunwilling
redolentexuding fragrance : aromatic
resumptionan act or instance of resuming : recommencement
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
rabiesan acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated
killjoyone who spoils the pleasure of others