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 |
|---|---|
| imprecation | curse |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| eventual | contingent |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |