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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fazeto disturb the composure of : disconcert
irremediablenot remediable
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solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
caninea conical pointed tooth
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
subjectiveof, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
aphasialoss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)
demoniacpossessed or influenced by a demon