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 |
|---|---|
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |