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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| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
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| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
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