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 |
|---|---|
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| peerless | matchless |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |