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 |
|---|---|
| indite | make up |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| devious | wandering |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |