minor and not essential
The incidental damage to the car was covered by insurance.
Vocabulary like incidental appears on the Digital SAT in Words-in-Context questions, where you choose the word that fits a passage's meaning and tone. You can also drill this word with vocabulary flashcards.
voiceless; without or deprived of the use of speech or words
unable to be heard
disable; make unable to perform a certain action
imprison; lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
motive; a positive motivational influence
never-ending; uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
not yet organized; only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
happening; the relative frequency of occurrence of something
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