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
comebacka sharp or witty reply : retort
depleteto empty of a principal substance
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
belaborto attack verbally
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
elevationthe height to which something is elevated: such as
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
accessiblecapable of being reached
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate