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 |
|---|---|
| imprecation | curse |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |