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.

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WordMeaning
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
purveyorone that purveys
upshotthe final result : outcome
defoliateto deprive of leaves especially prematurely
breadthdistance from side to side : width
practicalof, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal
slakesubside
palatialof, relating to, or being a palace
nominalof, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction