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 |
|---|---|
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| forebears | ancestor |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| acetic | vinegary |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |