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 |
|---|---|
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |