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 |
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| mote | a small particle : speck |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| stench | stink |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| prank | trick |