GRE Word List
DEFECT
an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming
The meaning of the word defect is an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| omnipotent | almighty |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| blackball | to vote against |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |