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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WordMeaning
felicitythe quality or state of being happy
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
treasurewealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded
liabilitythe quality or state of being liable
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
vitalof the utmost importance
funerealof or relating to a funeral
siftto put through a sieve
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious