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
scurvya disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
contrivancea thing contrived
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
nebulaany of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
insidioushaving a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate