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 |
|---|---|
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |