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 |
|---|---|
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |