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 |
|---|---|
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |