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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pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
repel | to drive back : repulse |
preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
tanner | one that tans hides |
spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |