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 |
|---|---|
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| duration | continuance in time |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |