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 |
|---|---|
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |