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 |
|---|---|
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| recast | to cast again |
| raspy | harsh |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| dys- | abnormal |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |