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 |
|---|---|
| defer | put off |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| spate | freshet |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| redress | to set right : remedy |