GRE Word List
DEFUNCT
dead; no longer in use or existence
The meaning of the word defunct is dead; no longer in use or existence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smolder | smoulder; burn slowly without flame; be liable to break out at any moment; exist in a suppressed state; Ex. smoldering anger |
| volition | act of using one's will; act of making a conscious choice; Ex. She selected this dress of her own volition. |
| compassion | sympathy for the suffering of others; ADJ. compassionate |
| vernacular | living language (as compared to the official language); language spoken in a country or region; natural style; Ex. lapse into the vernacular |
| billow | large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge, swell, roll in billows |
| taut | tight; strained; tense; ready; OP. slack |
| navigable | (of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered |
| counterpart | thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system |
| methodical | systematic; N. method: systematic method of procedure |
| extol | praise very highly; glorify |