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 |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| culmination | the action of culminating |