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
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
dissertationan extended usually written treatment of a subject
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
lucrativeproducing wealth : profitable
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion