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 |
|---|---|
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |