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
prosperto succeed in an enterprise or activity
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
pillagethe act of looting or plundering especially in war
allureto entice by charm or attraction
vultureany 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
planeairplane
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
culverta transverse drain
imperviousnot allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable