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 |
|---|---|
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |