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 |
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| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |