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

WordMeaning
conveyancethe action of conveying
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
pedanticof, relating to, or being a pedant
mealymouthednot plain and straightforward : devious
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
irreverencelack of reverence
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid
posturethe position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose