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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |