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 |
|---|---|
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |