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 |
|---|---|
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |