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 |
|---|---|
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |