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 |
|---|---|
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| gnarl | snarl |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |