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.

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WordMeaning
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
antithesisthe direct opposite
cardinala high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college
galleya ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as
couriermessenger
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
vintnera wine merchant
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead