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 |
|---|---|
| dart | a light spear |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
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| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| potentate | ruler |