GRE Word List
EXECUTIONER
one who executes
The meaning of the word executioner is one who executes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| cue | the letter q |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| congenial | pleasant |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |