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 |
|---|---|
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| laud | praise |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |