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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WordMeaning
enlistto secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest
paeana joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
metaphora 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)
solicitto make petition to : entreat
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
asteroidany of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
precipicea very steep or overhanging place
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain