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 |
|---|---|
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |