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 |
|---|---|
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |