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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
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| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| patent | open to public inspection |