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 |
|---|---|
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |