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
resolveto deal with successfully : clear up
generalitythe quality or state of being general
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
feasiblecapable of being done or carried out
paritythe quality or state of being equal or equivalent
philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
writheto twist into coils or folds
amphibianan amphibious organism