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 |
|---|---|
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| edifice | building |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |