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 |
|---|---|
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| inadvertently | unintentional |