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 |
|---|---|
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |