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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| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| passe | past one's prime |
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| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| brawny | muscular |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |