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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |