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 |
|---|---|
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| collected | gathered together |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |