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 |
|---|---|
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| consort | associate |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| occident | west |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |