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 |
|---|---|
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| gnome | maxim |
| thespian | actor |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |