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 |
|---|---|
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |