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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smotherto kill by depriving of air
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limnto draw or paint on a surface
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
gingerlyvery cautious or careful
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
jauntysprightly in manner or appearance : lively
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid