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
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
invertto reverse in position, order, or relationship
physiologicalof or relating to physiology
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious