GRE Word List
EXECUTIONER
one who executes
The meaning of the word executioner is one who executes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |