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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WordMeaning
discomposeto destroy the composure of
implyto express indirectly
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
panaceaa remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
septicof, relating to, or causing putrefaction
encompassinclude
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection