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 |
|---|---|
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |