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 |
|---|---|
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| gerontology | the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |