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 |
|---|---|
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |