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 |
|---|---|
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |