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 |
|---|---|
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| spoof | deceive |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |