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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| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
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| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| sibling | sib |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |