GRE Word List
DECREPIT
wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
The meaning of the word decrepit is wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| broach | brooch |