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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| viand | an item of food |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |