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 |
|---|---|
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |