GRE Word List
EXECUTIONER
one who executes
The meaning of the word executioner is one who executes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |