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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WordMeaning
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
pendulouspoised without visible support
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
spuriousborn to parents not married to each other
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
hermitagethe habitation of a hermit
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
forlornbereft
timiditylacking in courage or self-confidence