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 |
|---|---|
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |