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 |
|---|---|
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |