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 |
|---|---|
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |