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 |
|---|---|
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| spate | freshet |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |