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 |
|---|---|
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| devious | wandering |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| forlorn | bereft |