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 |
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| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| grotto | cave |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |