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 |
|---|---|
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
