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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memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
haven | harbor |
halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
passe | past one's prime |