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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |