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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| Word | Meaning |
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| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |