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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |