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 |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |