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 |
|---|---|
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |