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
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
palatialof, relating to, or being a palace
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
gavelrent or tribute in medieval England
machiavellianof or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
acclimateto adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation