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 |
|---|---|
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |