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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WordMeaning
vixena female fox
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
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impuissanceweakness
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
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martineta strict disciplinarian
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale