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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WordMeaning
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
earmarka mark of identification on the ear of an animal
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
rummageto make a thorough search or investigation
ancillarysubordinate
platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
inveigleto win over by wiles : entice
begetto procreate as the father : sire