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
overwhelmupset
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
ratifyto approve and sanction formally : confirm