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 |
|---|---|
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |