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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| corrugated | having corrugations |