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 |
|---|---|
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| convoluted | having convolutions |