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

WordMeaning
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
monochromea painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue
overblownpast the prime of bloom
moratoriuma legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt
idioman 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)
thralla state of servitude or submission
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
mustera representative specimen (see specimen