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 |
|---|---|
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |