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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| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| warrant | sanction |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |