GRE Word List
INCIDENT
an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
The meaning of the word incident is an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| stilted | pompous |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |