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 |
|---|---|
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
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| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |