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
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
bemusedmarked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
constraintthe act of constraining
chancellorthe secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king
ricketyaffected with rickets
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border