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
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
hoodwinkto deceive by false appearance : dupe
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
propheticof, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
enunciateto make a definite or systematic statement of