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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magnitudegreat size or extent
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synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
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friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
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