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 |
|---|---|
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| edifice | building |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |