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 |
|---|---|
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| executor | one who executes something |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |