GRE Word List
EXECUTIONER
one who executes
The meaning of the word executioner is one who executes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| potentate | ruler |