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 |
|---|---|
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |