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

WordMeaning
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
contrivedevise
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
finitehaving definite or definable limits
impairto diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse
residualremainder
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent