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 |
|---|---|
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| trenchant | keen |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |