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 |
|---|---|
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |