GRE Word List
EXECUTIONER
one who executes
The meaning of the word executioner is one who executes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |