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 |
|---|---|
| fauna | animal life |
| devious | wandering |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| brazen | made of brass |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |