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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abjureto renounce upon oath
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
boona timely benefit : blessing
veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
pento shut in or as if in a pen