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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WordMeaning
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
recuperateto get back : regain
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
jadedfatigued by overwork : exhausted
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
blushoutward appearance : view
infirmitythe quality or state of being infirm
solitudethe quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion