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 |
|---|---|
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| license | permission to act |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |