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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |