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 |
|---|---|
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| franchise | the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |