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 |
|---|---|
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| heed | to pay attention |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |