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 |
|---|---|
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |