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
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transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
legenda story coming down from the past
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
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belittleto speak slightingly of : disparage
congruentcongruous
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