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 |
|---|---|
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| residual | remainder |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |