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 |
|---|---|
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| broach | brooch |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |