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
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
distraughtagitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
drudgerydull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
brindledhaving obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground
therapeuticof or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
nebulousof, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular