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 |
|---|---|
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |