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
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
intermediarymediator
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
patriciana member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
warrantedsanction