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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regimenta military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
anguishextreme pain, distress, or anxiety
debuta first appearance
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
falterto walk unsteadily : stumble
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
transgressionan act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as