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 |
|---|---|
| garnish | decorate |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |