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 |
|---|---|
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |