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 |
|---|---|
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
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| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |