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 |
|---|---|
| effete | no longer fertile |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |