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
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
pronehaving a tendency or inclination : being likely
elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
betrothto promise to marry
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
cherubican order of angels see celestial hierarchy
secta dissenting or schismatic religious body
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled