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 |
|---|---|
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| scintilla | spark |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |