GRE Word List

EXECUTIONER

one who executes

The meaning of the word executioner is one who executes.

Random words

WordMeaning
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
aghaststruck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
curfewthe sounding of a bell at evening
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
drudgeto do hard, menial, or monotonous work
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype