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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |