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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| apprehend | arrest |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |