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 |
|---|---|
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| haven | harbor |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| passe | past one's prime |