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
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous
peddleto travel about with wares for sale
pento shut in or as if in a pen
impertinentgiven to or characterized by insolent rudeness
entrancepower or permission to enter : admission
vultureany 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
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
convolutedhaving convolutions