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
expoundto set forth : state
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
mischiefa specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent
prolificproducing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
nomenclaturename
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn