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 |
|---|---|
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |