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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prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
valid | having legal efficacy or force |
discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |