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 |
|---|---|
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| nourish | nurture |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |