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 |
|---|---|
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |