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
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
cloistera monastic establishment
ossifyto change into bone
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage