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 |
|---|---|
| enhance | heighten |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| predecessor | one that precedes |