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 |
|---|---|
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| mischance | bad luck |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |