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 |
|---|---|
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
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| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| braid | to make from braids |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |