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 |
|---|---|
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| vixen | a female fox |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |