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
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
discombobulatedcharacterized by confusion or disorder
bulkmagnitude
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
bitterbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale