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 |
|---|---|
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| duration | continuance in time |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |