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 |
|---|---|
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| raiment | clothing |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |