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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| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |