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 |
|---|---|
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |