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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| retrench | cut down |