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 |
|---|---|
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| spate | freshet |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |