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

WordMeaning
fleecethe coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
delusionsomething that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
pontificalepiscopal attire
panoramicof, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as
immutablenot capable of or susceptible to change
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
worldlyof, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs
sadisticof, relating to, or characterized by sadism