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 |
|---|---|
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |