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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WordMeaning
metersystematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm
animatedendowed with life or the qualities of life : alive
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
brackishsomewhat salty
deviouswandering
merita praiseworthy quality : virtue
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
forlornbereft