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 |
|---|---|
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| scourge | whip |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |