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 |
|---|---|
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |