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 |
|---|---|
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |