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 |
|---|---|
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |