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
manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
searbeing dried and withered
avocationa subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
mettlevigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament
ursineof or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)