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 |
|---|---|
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| convention | agreement |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |