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
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
punyslight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
countenancelook
slipshodwearing loose shoes or slippers
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous