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
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
consternationamazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
sylvanone that frequents groves or woods
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment