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 |
|---|---|
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |