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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manneredhaving manners of a specified kind
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts
repudiateto refuse to accept
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embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
chorusa company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action
waifa stray person or animal
jubilationan act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant
tangiblecapable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
wrestto pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements