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 |
|---|---|
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| hallowed | holy |
| concur | to express agreement |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |