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 |
|---|---|
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |