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 |
|---|---|
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |