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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WordMeaning
wagea payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
anachronisman error in chronology
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
propellantcapable of propelling
tessellatedhaving a checkered appearance
rousinggiving rise to excitement : stirring
unanimitythe quality or state of being unanimous
syllogisma 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")
berserkan ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable