GRE Word List
INCIDENTAL
being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
The meaning of the word incidental is being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| delve | excavate |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |