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 |
|---|---|
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| debut | a first appearance |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| pliant | pliable |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |