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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |