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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| steep | lofty |