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
incontinentnot continent: such as
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
regimena systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy
exemplarydeserving imitation : commendable
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
scaffolda temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number