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 |
|---|---|
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |