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 |
|---|---|
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |