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 |
|---|---|
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| prank | trick |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |