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 |
|---|---|
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |