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 |
|---|---|
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |