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.

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WordMeaning
converseto exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk
churlishof, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar
libela written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
aciduloussomewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner
fazeto disturb the composure of : disconcert
disconcertto throw into confusion
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic