GRE Word List
FUNCTIONARY
one who serves in a certain function
The meaning of the word functionary is one who serves in a certain function.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |