GRE Word List
INCUMBENT
the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
The meaning of the word incumbent is the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| throes | pang |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| fleck | streak |