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
superficialof, relating to, or located near a surface
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
provenderdry food for domestic animals : feed
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
cavalcadea procession (see procession
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
aliasotherwise called : otherwise known as
retrospectiveof, relating to, or given to retrospection
befuddleto muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink