GRE Word List
DEFUNCT
no longer living, existing, or functioning
The meaning of the word defunct is no longer living, existing, or functioning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| deify | to make a god of |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |