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

WordMeaning
fallibleliable to be erroneous
ensueto strive to attain : pursue
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
sluggarda habitually lazy person
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
chasteinnocent of unlawful sexual intercourse
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
drasticacting rapidly or violently
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality