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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
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| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
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