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
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
nascentcoming or having recently come into existence
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
retortto pay or hurl back : return
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection
gleanto gather grain or other produce left by reapers
lucremonetary gain : profit
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
narrativesomething that is narrated : story
lecheryinordinate (see inordinate