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.

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WordMeaning
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
militateto have weight or effect
advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
monotonytedious sameness
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
extantcurrently or actually existing
welterwrithe
blanchto take the color out of