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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| distend | extend |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |