GRE Word List

INCIDENCE

rate of occurrence or influence

The meaning of the word incidence is rate of occurrence or influence.

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WordMeaning
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
bodeto indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play