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
smotherto kill by depriving of air
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
citadela fortress that commands (see command
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious