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 |
|---|---|
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
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