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 |
|---|---|
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |