GRE Word List

DEFUNCT

no longer living, existing, or functioning

The meaning of the word defunct is no longer living, existing, or functioning.

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WordMeaning
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
integralessential to completeness : constituent
entrancepower or permission to enter : admission
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
buxomvigorously or healthily plump
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)