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 |
|---|---|
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| pending | during |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |