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
incidencerate of occurrence or influence
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
seasona time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
precipitousprecipitate
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change