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 |
|---|---|
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |