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

WordMeaning
veracityconformity with truth or fact : accuracy
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
frittera small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
crochetneedlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle
entrancepower or permission to enter : admission