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 |
|---|---|
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| fauna | animal life |