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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| conspire | plot |