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 |
|---|---|
| leery | suspicious |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| hubbub | noise |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |