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 |
|---|---|
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |