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 |
|---|---|
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| demure | reserved |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| collate | to compare critically |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| shambles | a meat market |
| shack | hut |