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 |
|---|---|
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |