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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museto become absorbed in thought
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
pranktrick
rancidhaving an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
brandishto shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly
quailany of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as
predetermineforeordain
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
proselytizeto induce someone to convert to one's faith