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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WordMeaning
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
overtopen to view : manifest
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
affectedartificial; pretended
vapidlacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat
clemencydisposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
quipa clever usually taunting remark : gibe