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 |
|---|---|
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| scourge | whip |
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |