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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wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
clapperone that claps: such as
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
mantlea loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak
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frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
confidentialmarked by intimacy or willingness to confide