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
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
palpablecapable of being touched or felt : tangible
anarchyabsence of government
banka mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
benefitsomething that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage
headfirstwith the head foremost
dissertationan extended usually written treatment of a subject
muralof, relating to, or resembling a wall