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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| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |