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 |
|---|---|
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| primal | original |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |