GRE Word List
FUNCTIONAL
of, connected with, or being a function
The meaning of the word functional is of, connected with, or being a function.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| clip | encompass |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |