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 |
|---|---|
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |