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 |
|---|---|
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |