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 |
|---|---|
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |