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 |
|---|---|
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |