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 |
|---|---|
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| significant | having meaning |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |