GRE Word List
EXECUTIONER
one who executes
The meaning of the word executioner is one who executes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |