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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |