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 |
|---|---|
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |